George cronmiller



Patented Aug. 2, I898. G. CRONMILLEB.

CASKET STAND.

Feb. 8, 1898,)

plication filed (No ModeL) UNITED STATES PATENT @rrroa GEORGEORONMILLER, OF WELLAND, CANADA.

CASKET-STAND.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 608,442, dated August2, 1898. Application filed February 81898; Serial No. 669,577. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE CRONMILLER,

of the town of Welland, in the county of Wel land and Province ofOntario, Canada, have invented a certain new and Improved Casket- Stand,of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to devise a simple and neat stand forcaskets which may be readily folded for purposes of transportation; andit consists, essentially, of two telescoping end frames connected bylazy-tong levers, substantially as hereinafter more specificallydescribed and then definitely claimed.

The drawing is a perspective view of my improved casket-stand extendedfor use.

In the drawing, A A'are the end frames, each of which comprises thecross-bars c'and d and the vertical members a and I). These verticalmembers are telescoped together, as shown, so that the two parts intowhich the frame is thus divided may be drawn apart or closed together.

In order to limit the extent to which the parts of the frame may bepressed together, I place on each vertical member I) a collar 13,provided with a set-screw f. By adjusting the position of these collarsthe extent to which the halves of the frame may be pressed together maybe accurately adjusted, and

. consequently the distance between the crossbars 0 and d.

O O are two sets of lazy-tong levers the ends of which are pivoted at ee to the two parts of the end frames A, respectively. The connectionsare preferably made opposite the ends of the cross-bars c and d, butmay,'if desired, be madeat any other suitable point.

To produce uniformity of action between the two sets of lazy-tonglevers, I prefer to connect them by the cross-bars D, which are located,preferably, at the upper and lower joints of the lazy-tong levers, asindicated. WVhen the stand is not in use, the end frames A A are pressedtogether and the lazy-tong levers collapsed. 7 In accordance with thewell-known principle on which such levers act the pivot-points e e ateach end on each side are spread farther apart, and the crossbars 0 clof the end frames are drawn apart, the telescoping of the members a bpermitting this action. It follows also that the position of the collarsB on the members'bdetermines not only the distance apart of thecross-bars c and cl, but also the distance to which the lazy-tong leversare permitted to place the end frames apart. lVhen the stand is adjustedto suit the length of a childs casket, the cross-bars c are raised to agreater height than when the stand isadjusted for a fullsized casket,and thus the lid of the smaller casket is raised to practically the sameheight as the lid of the larger casket, whichin practiceris found to bevery desirable.

When not in use and the frames are drawn together, the stand is verycompact and easily transported. The end frames and cross-bars arepreferably made of metal tubing and the lazy-tong levers of flat metalbars; but of course many changes might be made in the material and inthe details of construction without departing from the spirit of myinvention.

I am aware that it is old to construct a dental bracket by having a pairof lazy-tong levers adjustably connected to a supportingrod, and alsothat it is likewise old to construct a folding cot by supporting acovering on adjustable or folding lazy-tongs, but do not claim either ofthese as new, as I regard as important the peculiar telescopic verticalends of my casket-stand, and my claims are drawn to cover such featurein combination with the said lazy-tong levers.

WVhat I claim as my invention is- 1. As a'casket-stand, two sets oflazy-tong levers, an end frame at each end of said levers and connectingthem together, the said end frames being formed of two parts telescopedone within the other, substantially as described.

2. As a casket-stand, two sets of lazy-tong levers, an end frame at eachend of said levers and connecting them together, the said end framesbeing formed of two parts telescoped one .within the other, one of saidtelescopic parts having a collar adjustable thereon and controlling theposition of the other, substantially as described.

3. As a casket-stand, two end frames A, each comprising cross-bars c andd and the telescoped vertical members a and l), in combination with thelazy-tong levers 0, con

telescoped vertical members a and b and the adjustable collars B, uponthe members I), in combination with the lazy-tong lovers 0, conneeted bythe cross-bars D, and pivoted on the frames A at e e, substantially asand for the purpose specified.

\Velland, February 3, 1898.

GEORGE CRONMILLER.

In presence of- \VALTER V. SMITH, BERTHA HOOKER.

